Acocro District

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Acocro
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
FoundedNovember 23, 1964
Capital Acocro
Government
 •  Mayor Auberto Morote Enciso
Area
 • Total406.83 km2 (157.08 sq mi)
Elevation
3,247 m (10,653 ft)
Population
 • Total9,287
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050102

Acocro District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Yana Phiruru at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°13′08″S74°02′39″W / 13.2188°S 74.0443°W / -13.2188; -74.0443

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